The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has published the 2022 Food Code Supplement.
The Supplement updates the 2022 Food Code with recommendations from regulatory officials, industry, academia, and consumers at the 2023 Biennial Meeting of the Conference for Food Protection. The Food Code and its Supplement provide the government and industry with practical, science-based controls for reducing the risk of foodborne illness in all retail and food service establishments. The Food Code and the Supplement are joint projects by the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Some highlights in the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code include: The Food Code is the model for retail food regulations in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and territories. The FDA encourages its state, local, tribal, and territorial partners to adopt the current version of the FDA Food Code, including the Supplement to the 2022 Food Code. The agency’s Office of Retail Food Protection is available to assist regulatory officials, educators, and industry in understanding, adopting, and implementing the FDA Food Code.
Inquiries may be sent to [email protected] or directly to a Retail Food Specialist .
The next complete revision of the Food Code will be published in 2026. (To sign up for a free subscription to Food Safety News, click here .).
